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On This Day February 23
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Celebrity Birthdays
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History Highlights
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1732 – First U.S. President George Washington (d. 1799)
1907 – Actor Robert Young (“Father Knows Best,” “Marcus Welby, M.D.”) (d. 1998)
1932 – Massachusetts Senator Edward (Ted) Kennedy (d. 2009)
1950 – Retired NBA legend Julius “Dr. J” Erving
1966 – Comedian and “Saturday Night Live” (“SNL”) alum Rachel Dratch
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1923 – Retired U.S. Air Force General Chuck Yaeger, the first pilot to break the sound barrier
1933 – Actress Kim Novak (“Vertigo,” “The Man With the Golden Arm,” “Bell, Book and Candle”)
1944 – Talk show host and former Cincinnati Mayor Jerry Springer
1979 – Actress Mena Suvari (“American Beauty,” “American Pie,” “Six Feet Under”)